Chandigarh, July 20 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has said the state government is implementing several effective schemes to make gaushalas self-reliant and financially empowered. As part of these initiatives, 820 e-rickshaws will be provided to gaushalas across the state for the care and management of livestock.

The Chief Minister was presiding over a meeting of the High-Powered Purchase Committee in Chandigarh on Monday.

The Chief Minister said that under the scheme, gaushalas housing up to 1,000 cattle will be provided one e-rickshaw, while those with more than 1,000 cattle will receive two e-rickshaws. The committee approved the procurement of the e-rickshaws at a cost of Rs 10.25 crore. He further shared that Haryana ...